Press release: Left union General Secretaries give their views on defending their members and breaking the unions from Labour : 800 trade unionists, activists and Socialists gathered in central London on Saturday night to hear fighting speeches from general secretaries of Britain's most combatative trade unions...

Peter Taaffe, Socialist Party general secretary

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Socialism 2007, the annual weekend event hosted by the Socialist Party, is the ideal opportunity to witness and participate in key debates that deal with issues confronting every labour movement activist and Marxist.... By Paul Hunt, Coventry West Socialist Party

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